Oral  Manifestation in Tuberculosis Disease: A Case Report

Shivayogi Charanthimath¹ and Raghvendra Byakodi² 

¹Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, KLE's Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences Belgaum India.

²Departement of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharathi Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital. Sangli India.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of ill health and death world wide. Since the introduction of effective chemotherapy, tuberculosis lesions of the oral cavity are rare. Most of the cases are secondary to pulmonary disease and the primary form is uncommon. In this paper, we present a case of oral tuberculosis , involving the soft palate in a 32yr old male patient and differential diagnosis is discussed.

KEYWORDS: tuberculosis; palate

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